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NAF Aircraft Going To Niger State Crashes
An aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force has crashed.
According to sources that spoke with Punch on the development, the aircraft took off from Kaduna en route to Minna, the Niger state capital when the incident occurred.
The Director of Public Relations and Information of the Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a statement said the aircraft crashed in a village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger.
The statement read, “A Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission crashed today, August 14, 2023, at about 1.1.00 pm Chukuba Village in Niger State.
“The aircraft had departed Zungeru Primary School en route Kaduna but was later discovered to have crashed near Chukuba Village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
“Efforts are currently ongoing to rescue the crew and passengers on board the helicopter, while preliminary investigations have commenced to determine the probable cause of the crash.”
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